https://www.nigelhalliday.org/home daily 1.0 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/6d39ee88-b4f9-4a54-913a-e77bfe5a1321/Hugo_van_der_Goes_-_Trittico_Portinari_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/35143bd3-9d53-49bb-a787-8898ad3515b7/9781068280504.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/049f6904-b5a9-4e5b-be39-b894c4a03659/Mondrian+RYB-1930.jpg Home - Words on Art Nigel Halliday is a freelance art historian, lecturer and teacher. He studied History of Art at Cambridge University and the Courtauld Institute, London. He teaches the whole canon of Western art from Giotto onwards, but his main interests have been nineteenth- and twentieth-century art. He has also researched and lectured on Michelangelo and Rembrandt, and particularly the influence of Protestant belief on their work. He writes articles and exhibition reviews for the Christian press, and leads retreats and study sessions around the themes of ‘Art and the Bible’, as well as other Biblical teaching. He is a Research Fellow of the Kirby Laing Institute for Public Theology in Cambridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/87e41c5f-3240-4866-b7dc-e44da71817b7/image+2.jpg Home - The Art of Words Nigel is also a freelance copywriter, editor and proof-reader. He has written inspiring and original copies for clients, ranging from a major software manufacturer down to an internet start-up; and has worked as an editor and proof-reader for several major UK publishers. For more details CLICK HERE He edited Margins, collections of short stories from the Morphe Writers Collective. Get a copy here: https://www.nigelhalliday.org/words-on-art daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/43c5b77e-1d5d-4e8e-8717-74523a9b5988/Angelico_christ_limbo.jpg Words on Art Fra Angelico: Christ enters hell, 1441-2, fresco, 183 x 1166 cm (Florence: San Marco, Cell 31) https://www.nigelhalliday.org/sample-lectures daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/ce8d25d6-8caf-4a6f-821d-876a605c2f26/281.png Sample Lectures - Michelangelo and the Reformation This lecture outlines Michelangelo’s well known and documented involvement in a Protestant- inspired Bible study group in the 1530’s. It looks at how Reformation ideas of grace begin to appear in his poetry. It then explores ways in which this influence can also be traced in his later works, especially the Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel; the frescoes in the Pauline Chapel; and the Florentine Pieta. Read more details of ‘Michelangelo and the Reformation’ >> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/85cb16ba-c3bd-455d-8c33-a885928420ba/283.png Sample Lectures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/eb6a4f78-5837-4384-96fb-79210882003a/312.png Sample Lectures - Marcel Duchamp By the end of the twentieth century Duchamp had emerged as its most influential artist. This lecture looks at the nature of his work, the way it seems to have been shaped by his upbringing, and its influence on subsequent generations. Read an extract from Marcel Duchamp >> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/144ed97c-f5cc-4628-a06f-4ae14b48220e/284.png Sample Lectures - Easter in art This lecture tells the Easter story, and looks at how artists have portrayed its various elements. Images range from early Christian mosaics and sculpture, through the Renaissance and Baroque periods, up to the modern day. Along the way we see how artists choose particular scenes, and ways to portray them, that reflect the concerns and beliefs of their own age. 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/the-footprints-of-jesus-caravaggios-conversion-of-saul daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/386316c7-83a9-4dc2-be44-15bbb69f0436/936.jpg The footprints of Jesus: Caravaggio's Conversion of Saul - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/a-personal-piet-michelangelos-florentine-piet daily 0.75 2021-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/3526f980-61a8-40bf-a56b-8ee5a0ba8fe3/935.jpg A personal pietà: Michelangelo's Florentine Pietà - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/c5ab9bc8-4723-4a4a-a387-62c3e78de563/934.jpg A personal pietà: Michelangelo's Florentine Pietà - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/the-real-jesus-fra-angelicos-christ-in-limbo daily 0.75 2021-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/3d0e752d-7e33-4349-af41-771c8a160598/920.jpg The real Jesus: Fra Angelico's Christ in Limbo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/tracey-emin-my-bed daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/f00f7c06-da58-4fbd-bcaa-ce03eaf71336/875.jpg Tracey Emin: My bed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/liviu-mocan-archetypes daily 0.75 2021-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/f406c1a3-d673-47b6-ad34-3c231101cad6/Mocan+Archetypes.jpeg Liviu Mocan: Archetypes - Make it stand out Liviu Mocan: Archetypes installed at Great St Mary’s, Cambridge https://www.nigelhalliday.org/abstract-expressionism daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/4faf7ce7-d13a-4c54-904a-ab56e948f772/978.jpg Abstract Expressionism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/624639fe-2f30-4fff-9c25-664705965434/985.jpg Abstract Expressionism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/ai-weiwei daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/da2f2d76-3769-46d3-8e41-4ff01956c58c/972.jpg Ai Weiwei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/2f5f662c-d7df-46f5-b47d-c2d3d32507c4/973.jpg Ai Weiwei https://www.nigelhalliday.org/barbara-hepworth-sculpture-for-a-modern-world daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/c3918178-f9c3-4b3c-b1f5-5a7ebab4ea50/970.jpg Barbara Hepworth: sculpture for a modern world https://www.nigelhalliday.org/history-is-now daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/adventures-of-the-black-square daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/rubens-and-his-legacy-van-dyck-to-czanne daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/rembrandt-the-late-works daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/anselm-kiefer daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/mondrian-and-his-studios daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/33617c4e-5117-4fa9-aa07-be1bd544026a/965.jpg Mondrian and his studios - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/john-martin-apocalypse-review-of-the-tate-britain-exhibition-september-2011-january-2012 daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/cafaf630-9d74-4224-9267-446706a1156c/930.jpg John Martin: Apocalypse Review of the Tate Britain exhibition, September 2011 - January 2012 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/5c6fd139-1ef5-4494-b409-d27ab19c67ed/931.jpg John Martin: Apocalypse Review of the Tate Britain exhibition, September 2011 - January 2012 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/ab71fde7-230e-461b-abd7-463e724e8cf8/929.jpg John Martin: Apocalypse Review of the Tate Britain exhibition, September 2011 - January 2012 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/tracey-emin-love-is-what-you-want daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/dbf4801a-779a-4fa3-9370-5f5233e7580a/924.jpg Tracey Emin: Love is what you want - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/75f59d88-9142-4dd1-82e1-bb86ce643575/925.jpg Tracey Emin: Love is what you want - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/81ff7d99-51fe-4781-b192-eed84f29a22f/921.jpg Tracey Emin: Love is what you want - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/fiona-banner-harrier-and-jaguar daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/db27a989-37f6-4d33-b09f-bbc69b1b9162/869.jpg Fiona Banner: Harrier and Jaguar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/dff45eca-93ca-48a4-842a-eff503002e5b/867.jpg Fiona Banner: Harrier and Jaguar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/2583d3b4-ddba-4b23-a5d8-45331d77c833/870.jpg Fiona Banner: Harrier and Jaguar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/henry-moore daily 0.75 2021-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/b4771bf4-d25f-41f2-b566-54d2cdfd2eb9/871.jpg Henry Moore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/the-sacred-made-real-spanish-painting-and-sculpture-16001700 daily 0.75 2021-12-26 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/anish-kapoor daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/picasso-challenging-the-past daily 0.75 2021-12-26 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/rothko daily 0.75 2021-12-26 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/doris-salcedo-shibboleth daily 0.75 2021-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/0d3d7d19-bd94-4948-8f3c-2b27026ff8c7/841.jpg Doris Salcedo: Shibboleth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/1a0e59b1-c65e-4e23-b35e-46b1a3307277/840.jpg Doris Salcedo: Shibboleth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/reidersche-tafel daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/6cc87d1a-a3e2-4025-adf9-139766af2181/image001.jpg Reidersche Tafel - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/rookmaaker-and-art-theory daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/f9ded621-2d9e-4f06-a849-1ab6d77dd1d4/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+19.25.08.png Rookmaaker and art theory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/81c0e549-0ce2-4caa-8ee0-88cb3f72af25/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+19.26.55.png Rookmaaker and art theory - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/paul-hobbs-saint-mercy daily 0.75 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/16330421-4dc2-4233-975c-d8dd6149eead/image001.jpg Paul Hobbs: Saint Mercy - Make it stand out Paul Hobbs’ series of images have been published as Unknown martyrs: ‘icons’ of the contemporary persecution of Christians worldwide, available from arthobbs.com, £10.00. The paintings are also available to form an exhibition. For more information contact https://www.arthobbs.com/. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/unknown-martyrs daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/58f1f748-977c-4eea-a984-a3c9399c0b0f/Unk-M-Bklt-Wb_9o8lsuyM.jpg Paul Hobbs: Unknown martyrs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/5-reasons-why-art-matters daily 0.75 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/11756a2b-28cc-4b72-83a7-66d895eb54cb/Screen+Shot+2024-01-23+at+15.05.30.png 5 reasons why are matters - Make it stand out Adam Dircksz and workshop (active between: c. 1500-30): The adoration of the Magi (Netherlands, c. 1500-30; London: Wallace Collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/ed0467e9-b1a9-4a14-9ba9-4dde46e8cdef/3.-3.-Peter-S.-Smith-3273x2756px-Leaving-copy.jpg 5 reasons why are matters - Make it stand out Peter S. Smith: Leaving (woodcut) https://www.nigelhalliday.org/unknown-martyrs-1 daily 0.75 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/7c510a27-700f-4ffd-9dda-3de8b081bd85/Screen+Shot+2024-01-23+at+15.19.12.png Jeremy Begbie: Abundantly more This book starts with the theme, highlighted by a number of recent writers, that the Enlightenment has led to a reduced way of understanding the world,This book starts with the theme, highlighted by a number of recent writers, that the Enlightenment has led to a reduced way of understanding the world, which in turn fails to account for our lived experience. Christianity, by contrast, not only makes sense of, but celebrates, richness and diversity in creation and society. But the author, as the title indicates, wants also to show that the arts not only support the Christian refutation of reductivism, but can themselves enrich our knowledge of our Lord and the life he has given us. Evangelicals can get twitchy at the idea of the arts revealing truth, but Begbie is clear that authoritative revelation comes from God through Christ and the Scriptures alone. However, he shows that evangelicals’ heavy reliance on words to the exclusion of imagination and art has a lot in common with modern reductivism, and we thereby forfeit much of the richness of the knowledge of God that is available to us. Erich Auerbach described many years ago in Mimesis how the Bible, unlike other religious texts, seems to be deliberately written to invite the reader to enter imaginatively into its stories, because these stories are relevant to our own lives. Begbie demonstrates how use of the imagination, subject to the bounds set by Biblical revealed truth, can enrich our theological understanding. He is also interesting on how knowledge, again contrary to the Enlightenment, is held as much in our bodies as in our minds. Presumably with his academic audience in mind, the author often uses long words where short ones would have done. But he also concludes dense paragraphs with a summary in plain English; and he helpfully recapitulates his arguments from chapter to chapter, so his themes are easy to follow. This book will particularly help church leaders and academics who are forming constructive Christian responses to our culture, and demonstrating the wonderful richness of the life Jesus wants us to enjoy. The theme that we know with our bodies, and are not just brains on sticks, should also stimulate preachers and teachers in how authoritative Biblical truth can be effectively communicated. The book is also a call for greater use of the arts in church and in our personal lives. Works of art are not divine revelation. But listening to Bach’s Inventions, pondering Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus or reading a poetic reflection can help us to experience Biblical truth in ways that are real, rich and more powerful than simply reading words on paper. For, as Begbie argues, experiencing things in our bodies is a real form of knowledge, and imagination is a God-given faculty by which we can extend our understanding. [This review first appeared in Evangelicals Now, February 2024, p.27] https://www.nigelhalliday.org/grunewald-crucifixion daily 0.75 2024-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/893252a3-a0d6-4b0c-9b8c-f6db71c47f54/image-20220409000414-1.jpeg Grunewald: Crucifixion - Make it stand out Matthias Grünewald: Crucifixion from The Isenheim Altarpiece, c. 1512-1516, 269 x 307 cm (Colmar: Musée Unterlinden) https://www.nigelhalliday.org/lectures-available-online daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://www.nigelhalliday.org/reidersche-tafel-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/92a577d6-396c-4003-a920-04e7b3c95966/ox+and+ass.jpeg Ox and ass - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nigelhalliday.org/dennison-letter-to-an-artist daily 0.75 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b73d3753c4830dec993ac0/34b1885c-8f8d-4ceb-afad-4fc6f916aff4/Screen+Shot+2025-04-25+at+11.53.13.png John Dennison: Letter to an artist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.